Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: UCSF Dental School
  • Phone: (415) 305-4501
  • Cell: (415) 305-4501

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Dentist and Periodontics

Keywords/Search Terms:

periodontics, implant failure, peri-implantology, oral surgery, nerve injury, peri-implantitis, periodontitis

Education:

DMD, Tufts Dental School; MS, UCSF Dental School; Periodontics, UCSF Dental School

Years in Practice:

47

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

16

Additional Information

I have been practicing the specialty of periodontics for the past 47 years.I have had a private surgical periodontal practice for 36 years and have been on faculty as a clinical periodontist at UCSF Dental School since 1978. I am currently a full professor at UCSF Dental School and have been teaching exclusively dental students as well continuing education for dentists and hygienists. I have lectured extensively nationally and internationally on the topic of periodontitis/ peri-implantitis for the past 38 years ( see attached CV). Also for the past 30 years I have been retained as a periodontal expert at least 100 times ( approx. 30% plaintiff and 70% defense.